Ice cream dipper



F. S. RUSHAY ICE CREAM DIPPER April 26, 1932.

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Patented Apr. '26, 1932 umrraa star-Es:

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IcEcimnM nIrPER Application filed May 4, 1931:; Serial m). 534,980. w

'lhisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in ice cream dippers and has for its primary object to provide, ina man ner as hereinafter set forth, a deviceof this character embodying a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby a. predetermined quantity of ice cream may be expeditiously removed from a can or other container and deposited-in a carton orthe like.

Other important objects of the invention 7,

are to; providean ice cream "dipper of the character described "Wh1Ch- W111 be compara-. tlvely simple 1n construction, strong,,'durable, efficient and reliable in use and which is maybe manufactured at low cost. a r 7 Still another important object ofthe invention is to provide anice cream dipper of the character *set forth embodying a construction and arrangement of parts whereby the same may bee-expeditiously assembled or disassembled and maintained in'a sanitary condition at all times. i i I All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will 1 become. apparent from a study of, the followingspecification," taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like.

characters, of reference designate corresponding'part-s throughout the several views, .31) and wherein:

Figure- 4 isa detail view'in ,front elevation of the supporting means for the scoop plates. Figure 5 -is a view in side elevation of the supporting means for the Figure 6 is, a fragmentary viiewinvertical section through the lower portion of the tubeand the tubular crosshead. on the lower end 7 theneoi." l 7 x 55 v Figure 7 is a detailview in; bottom plan of I scoop plates taken at right angles to Figure 4 Y the-portion of the devicei shown inEiguresfi F gure 8- 1s a detall view showing" a means,

for arresting'theejector plate? at a, pnedetere' mined point relative to the scoop plateslwheni 1t is. desired to I measure smaller: qua ty} at such as api-nt, of the ice cream. 1

v Figure- 9 -isa fragmentary view principah ly in vertical; section showingthe means; for;

mounting the ejector' operating handlfi'ion the-eje 01 pl11nger rod; F1gure10is'a detail; view; bottom 1 n of the ejector,handle. 1

Referring now to the drawings indetail;

it will be seen that the referenceinumeralgli designates aopair of complemental angular Q5:

scoop plates which. are tadapted for disposi-t tion wlthi thein} vertical edges in? abutting ens gagement withv each others-and, whichiare formed-to define: a downwardlyftapeningene closure when; in closed position,QascillHstratedl m:

to advantage in ldigure's, 2: and3; of: the dra-w1ngs Secured to the upper ends of: the scoop plates lat the anglesjthereof and';exs' tendingjinwandly therefrom-are the arma of circular cross section. havingintheinins to nor end ;po1tions theupward-lyf diverging QpBI11IlgS3ff- The; arms: 25- extend slidably into the end portions ot av tubular cross-head; 45=whioh :iSI

disposedionthe lower end o-f a. stems5 Which-is 7&9

hollow from. its lower end to a point='-adja= h cent its, upper end',l"asvbest; seeni in. Figure 1 Y of the drawings; A. handle; 6 is provided 1 on "theuppenendj. of. thestem. 5. The-bore of the: stem 5 communicates withi'the'borewf e the cross head 4:; The; cross-head; i is pm? vided? with an; opening 7 infits loweryside which is aligned with the: bore ofi the stom The stem 5 is provided with diametrically opposite slots, 8 which are enlarged: at: their 39 upper ends as at9. The: cross head: is 1330+ v vided with the oppositely disposed'up er:

lower slots 10: which: terminate spacedvnee 'lation to the ends of the'cross head; The slots 8 in: the: stem'5:icommunicatefat.their 9&

ower ends with the uppermost slo v l0 inthe crossheadla; a A plunger oreje orr il l snose. or rec-iprocationin thestem 5a-and extends} sh ably through the cross headt i throughthe im- 7 er rod 11 is provided with a transverse slot opening 7 therein and has mounted on its lower end an ejector plate 12 the marginal edges of which are disposed in sliding engagement with the inner surfaces of the scoop plates 1.. The upper end portion of the plung- 13 for the reception of the intermediate portion of a transversely disposed reciprocating handle 14 which is operable'in the slots 8 of the stem 5,. The reciprocating handle 14 is insertedthrough the enlargements 9 'of the slots 8 for disposition on the plunger rod 11.

The reciprocating handle 14 is provided with enlarged end portions 15 having inclined,

threaded sockets 16 extending upwardly thereinto from the lowersides forthe'reception of'the threaded upper end portionsof i of the scoop plates-f1, as illustrated to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The stem 5 is further provided with a'comparatively short longitudinally extending slot 18 communicating with the upper por tionofthe bore-of said ste'm.; 'Theslot 18 extends into thesolid upper port-ion of the stem'af Astop' member 19 is ,pivotally mounted for swinging movement, as" at 20, in the slot '18 and, is provided with a protuberance 21- on' an intermediate portionfl The stop member 19 is adapted to be swung-into the bore' of the stem5 for engagement with the upper end of the plunger rod 7 forlimiting the upward sliding movement of said plunger rod and the ejector plate 12 when it is desired to measure'a comparatively small quantity of ice cream. Thesto-p member 19 is provided with an extension 22' on its pivoted end with which a spring 23 is engaged for normally maintaining thestop member I out ofthe path of the plunger rod 11 to permit the dipper to be filled to its capacity when desiredi; V

use, the' reciprocating handle 14 is 7 moved downwardly'and the inclined rods 17 function as cams to slide thearm's 2 away from each other in the cross head 4 in a man- 7 ner to .open'orspread the scoop plates 1, the

ejector plate-:12, of course, being shifted to the lower end portions of the scoop plates. The scoop -platesare then forced into the ice cream and the handle 14 is raised in a manner to elevate the ejector plate 12 relative to the scoop plates and to movesaid scoop plates toward each other through the medium of the m rods 17 and the arms 2, as will beunderstood, To deposit the ice cream in a carton or other container thereciprocating handle 14 is again moved downwardly relative to the tube 5 and thejscoop'plates 1 are again moved apart andthe ice cream is stripped therefr'om by the ejector plate 12 in an obvious course, be used for any material for which the same-may be found adapted and desirable. It is believed that the many advantages of an ice cream dipper constructed in accordance with "this invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the'invention is as illustrated and described, ,it' is ,to be understood that changes in the details of vconstruction and in the combination and arrangement vof parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

l/Vhat is claimed is:

1. Anice cream dipperof the character described comprising a tubular stem, a tubular cross head on one end of the stem, a pair of complementary scoop plates, arms on the scoop plates extending slidably into the cross head and having openings in their inner end portions, a plunger rod'disposed for reciprocation in the stem and extending downwardly therefrom through thecross head, an ejector plate fixed on the lower end portion of the plunger rod and operable between the scoop plates, a reciprocating handlefixed on the 7 upper end of the plunger rod, and outwardly extending slidably through the cross head and through the diverging cam rods .head having oppositely disposed slots-in its upper and lower sides, the cam rods being operable'in the slots of said cross head, the slots in thestem communicating, at theirlower ends, with the uppermost slot in the cross head, a handle fixed on the other end of the stem, and means on the stem engageable with theplunger rod for limiting the sliding movement of said plunger rod in one direction in the stem. t

2. An ice cream dipper of the character described comprising a tubular stein, a tubu lar cross head on one end of the stem, a-pair of complementary scoop plates, arms on the scoop plates extending slidably into the cross head and having openings in their inner end portions, a plunger rod disposedfor reciprocation in the stem and extending downwardly therefrom through the cross head, an

ejector plate fixed on the lowerend portion wardly diverging cam rods extending slidably through the cross head and through the openings in the arms and having their ends anchored to the ejector plate and to the reciprocatinghandle, the stem having dia-.

metrically opposite slots therein, the reciprocating handle being operable in said slots,. the cross head having oppositely disposed slots in its'upper and lower sides, the cam rods being operable in the slots of said cross head, the slots in the stem communicating, at their lower ends, with the uppermost slot in the cross head, a handle fixed on the other end of the stem, and meanson the stem engageable with the plunger rod for limiting the sliding movement of said plunger rodin one direction in the stem, the last named means comprising a stop memberpivotally mounted on the stem for swinging movement into said stem in the path of the plunger rod for abutting engagement therewith.

3. a tubular stem provided at one end with a tubular cross head, arms on the blades extending into the cross head, said cross head being longitudinally slotted, and'said arms adjacent their free ends being provided with openings, a plunger rod reoiprocable within said stem, an ejector plate fixed on one end of said plunger rod and operable between said blades, said stem being longitudinally slotted, a handle on said plunger rod extendin through said slots in said stem, and ob iquely disposed cam rods between said handle and said ejector plate and extending through the slots in said cross head and the openings in said arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FOREST S. RUSHAY.

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